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Thesuperstitionissupposedto（28）______（originate）inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.

BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,（29）____________theyareoftenassociatedwitchcraft（巫术）.Itisespeciallyluckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath--althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.

Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionis（30）______oftouchingwoodforluck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas“mycarhasneverbrokendown,touchwood?

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Vocabulary

A.industryB.inevitablyC.stronglyD.fueledE.humble

F.longingG.classlessH.invadedI.statusJ.complicated

K.illustrations

AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethatthey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenpresentinAmericasinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.Hisglowingdescriptionsofa___31___societywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders;

in 

LettersfromanAmericanFarmer 

（1782）hewrote,“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered（无拘无束）andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwelabor,starve,andbleed:

wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere 

“therewardsofaman’s___32___followwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor” 

drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeand___33___nationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.

Ournationalhistoricalstoryisfullof___34___oftheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrom___35___originstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican’sbest-sellingauthorwithhisrags-to-richestales.The___36___forsuccesshaunts（萦绕于）us:

wespendmillionseveryyearreadingabouttherichandfamous,learninghowto“makeafortuneinrealestatewithnomoneydown,”and“dressingforsuccess.”Themythofsuccesshaseven___37___ourpersonalrelationships:

todayit’sasimportanttobe“successful”inmarriageorparenthoodsasitistocomeoutontopinbusiness.

Butdreamscaneasilyturnintonightmares.EveryAmericanwhohopesto“makeit”alsoknowsthefearoffailure,becausethemythofsuccess___38___impliescomparisonbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots,thestarsandtheanonymouscrowd.Underpressureofthemyth,webecomeindulgedin___39___symbols:

wetrytoliveinthe“right”neighborhoods,wearthe“right”clothes,andeatthe“right”foods.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwebelieve___40___inthefundamentalequalityofall,yetstriveashardaswecantoseparateourselvesfromourfellowcitizens.

ClozeI

（A）

ThenotionofbuildingbrandpersonalityispromotedbyStarbucksasapartofcompanyculturetoembedmeaningintheirproductsandthusattractmorecustomers.

Starbucksliterallychangedthedefinitionof“agoodcupofcoffee”.ForStarbucks,thebrandhadthreeelements:

coffee,___41___andstores.Strictcontroloverthequalityandprocessingofthebeans___42___thatthecoffeewouldbeofthehighestpossiblequality.Outstandingstorepersonnelwererecruitedandtrainedincoffeeknowledgeand___43___service.Storedesign,atmosphereandaromaall___44___the“StarbucksExperience.”

AlmostallStarbucksstoreswerecorporatelyownedandcontrolled.Starbucksprideditselfonthe“StarbucksExperience”,___45___coffeetoprovideauniqueexperienceforitscustomers.

___46___thosetraditionalcoffeehousesprovidingyouwiththegrab-and-goservice,Starbucksprovideyouwithmorethancoffee.Yougetgreatpeople,first-ratemusic,acomfortableandupbeatmeetingplace,and___47___adviceonbrewingexcellentcoffeeathome.Athomeyou’repartofafamily.Atworkyou’repartofacompany.Andsomewhereinbetweenisaplacewhereyoucansitbackandbeyourself.That’swhataStarbucksstorehasbeen___48___tocreatingforitscustomers--akindof“thirdplace”wheretheycan___49___,reflect,read,chatorlisten.

ThegreenStarbuckslogoisamermaidthatlooksliketheendofthedoubleimageofthesea.ItwasdesignedbyTerryHeckler,whogotthe___50___fromthewoodenstatueofthesea.Mermaidlogoalso___51___originalandmodernmeanings:

herfaceisverysimple,butwithmodernabstractformsofpackaging,themiddleisblackandwhiteonlycolorontheoutsidesurroundedbyacircle.

StarbucksmakesthetypicalAmericanculturegraduallybrokendownintoelementsof___52___:

thevisualwarmth,hearingtheway,smellthearomaofcoffeeandsoon.Justthink,throughthehugeglasswindows,watchingthecrowdedstreets,___53___sippingacoffeeflavor,whichisinlinewiththe“Yapi”,thefeelingofexperienceinthe___54___life.

Butthe___55___ofStarbucksisnotaboutthecoffee,althoughit’sgreatcoffee.Coffeeisonlyacarrier.Coffeeconsumption,toagreatextent,isanemotionalandculturallevelofconsumption.

41.A.customersB.managersC.peopleD.clients

42.A.insuredB.promisedC.predictedD.ensured

43.A.employmentB.customerC.environmentD.emergency

44.A.consistedofB.contributedtoC.benefitedfromD.headedfor

45.A.comingacrossB.makingupC.goingbeyondD.dependingon

46.A.WithregardtoB.InadditiontoC.ComparedwithD.Intermsof

47.A.generalB.groupC.legalD.sound

48.A.committedB.alertedC.subjectedD.required

49.A.negotiateB.escapeC.concealD.perform

50.A.imaginationB.inspirationC.patentD.philosophy

51.A.conveysB.createsC.creditsD.cultivates

52.A.brandB.logoC.possessionD.experience

53.A.greedilyB.gentlyC.persistentlyD.indifferently

54.A.easyB.busyC.miserableD.energetic

55.A.productB.essenceC.importanceD.vision

ClozeII

（B）

Whetherit’sfromanawfulbreakuporapainfullifeevent,somememoriescanreturnrepeatedlytothemindofusforourentirelives.But,whatifsciencecan___56___yourbadmemoriessothatyoucanstartalloveragain?

Asisknowntoall,Memoryisanincredibly 

complex 

____57___.Whilescientistsusedtobelieveitwaslikeafilingcabinetandparticularmemorieswerestoredindifferentsectionsofthebrain,wenowknowthisis___58___.

Infact,eachmemoryisabrainwideprocess.Ifyouenduprememberingsomething,it'

sbecausethecellsinyourbrainarebeingfired,___59___new 

connections 

andlinksandliterallyrebuildthecircuitryofyourmind.Andthischangeispartially___60___byproteinsinthebrain.Sowhatiftheproteinsaren'

tavailable?

Simplyput,memoriescan'

tbemade.Seriously,scientistshavetestedthisbygivinganimalsdrugsthatpreventtheseproteinsfromforming.___61___,theanimalshavenorecollectionofthethingsthattookplaceshortlyafterthedrugwastaken.Fromthisresearch,scientistsactuallyfoundawaytotargetlong-termmemoriesfor___62___.Yousee,everysingletimeyourememberamemory,yourbrainisonceagainfiringandrewiring.

Infact,eachtimeyoureflectonamemory,youarephysicallychangingthatmemoryinyourmind.Andeachtimethatmemoryischangedalittle,reflectingyour___63___thoughts.Remembering,toagreatextent,isanactof___64___andimagination,whichmeansthatthemoreyoureflectonoldmemories,thelessaccuratetheywillbecome.Andscientistshaveactuallyquantifiedthischange.

After9/11,hundredsofpeoplewereaskedabouttheirmemoriesofthedreadfulday.Ayearlater,37%ofthedetailshadchanged.By2004,nearly50%ofthedetailshadchangedorgone___65___.Andbecausememoriesareformedandrebuilteverytime,ifyouadminister（服药）theprotein-preventingdrugwhilerecallingamemory,thememorycanbe___66___removed.

Totestthis,scientiststooklabratsandplayedsoundforthem,shortlyfollowedbyanelectricshock.Afterdoingthisformanytimes,theratsquicklylearnedthatiftheyheardthesound,ashockwassoontofollow.___67___,theywouldstressupandfreezeeverytimetheyheardit.Monthslater,theseratswouldstill___68___thenoise.However,iftheyadministeredthedrugfirst,theratswouldlosethememoryofthesound,andsimplycontinueon.Theyhadlosttheirmemoryofthatspecificnoise.

Tobesurethatthedrugwasn’tjustcausingla